{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 20V533 (69AY): 2020 Passat",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v533/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V533 (Volkswagen): An incorrectly folded air bag can deploy with too much force, increasing the risk of injury. Volkswagen's own number: 69AY.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Passat, model year 2020. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 2 September 2020. 1,829 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2020 Passat vehicles. The passenger frontal air bag may have been folded incorrectly affecting its deployment force. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Volkswagen's own number for this recall: 69AY. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V533 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “An incorrectly folded air bag can deploy with too much force, increasing the risk of injury.” 20V533 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Passenger Side Frontal:Cushion 2 September 2020 2020-2020 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT An incorrectly folded air bag can deploy with too much force, increasing the risk of injury. Volkswagen will notify owners, ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:19:44+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T18:12:43+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 20V533 (69AY): 2020 Passat\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v533/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}